Phenix Gazette

CONGRESS
PROCEEDINGS OF SATURDAY

The Senate did not sit to-day.

In The House of Representatives.—Mr. Bartlett of New Hampshire, from the Committee on Naval affairs reported a bill for the relief of Abigail Appleton of Ipswich, of Massachusetts, which bill was twice read and committed.

Mr. Mercer of Virginia, from the Committee on Roads & Canals.—which had been instructed "to inquire into the expediency of making an appropriation for opening and improving the Inland Navigation, from St. Marys River to the Tortugas, and from Apalachicola River, through St Andrews Bay, to Choctawhatchie in the Territory of Florida,—made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill for improving the inland navigation between the river St. Marys and the entrance of the River St. Johns in Florida. The bill was twice read and committed, and provides that as soon as the Board of Engineers shall have reported the project practicable, ten thousand dollars shall be appropriated to carry it into effect.

The House resumed the consideration of the resolution submitted on Wednesday last by Mr. Saunders of North Carolina, calling upon the Secy of State, for a list of the Newspapers, in which the laws of the United States were published in 1825, and 1826, and of those in which the laws are to be published in 1827, and the causes for each change which had been made. The question recurred on Mr. Wright's motion to strike out the words—“and the causes for each change.” Mr. Wood of New York, and Mr. Buckner of Kentucky, spoke in favor of the amendment, and when the latter had concluded, the hour allowed for the consideration of resolutions had expired. Mr. Hamilton of South Carolina, moved to suspend the Rule, but was not sustained.

The Speaker laid before the House a number of Communications from the Executive Departments, viz:

the Treasury, transmitting an abstract of balances remaining on the books of the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury, more than three years from the 30th Sept. last.

1st. A letter from the First Comptroller of

2d. A letter from the Secretary of War transmitting a report of the Chief Engineer, accompanied with information relative to the locating the National Road through Ohio, to the seat of government of Missouri.

3d. A letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the appropriations for the military service for the year 1826, showing the amount appropriated under each specific head, the amount expended under each, and the balance remaining unexpended on the 31st of December last.

4th. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements, showing the amount of revenues collected in the three years ending 30th of September, in each of the States of Vermont, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, New-York and Ohio, on British Manufactures, and on Teas entered at the Custom Houses on our inland frontiers.

5th. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting information called for, in relation to the quantity of wool and woolen manufactures, imported within the two last years, and also in relation to the evasion of the payment of duties on those articles.

6th. A message from the President of the United States, transmitting information required by a resolution of the House, relative to the allowance of outfits to Charge des Affairs, and the time from which the salary of Mr. Sergeant, Minister to Panama, commenced.

The following engrossed bills were read a third time, and passed, viz: a bill for the relief of Edward R. Gibson and Wm. Simmons and their clerks—a bill for the relief of Pedro Miranda—a bill for the relief of the heirs of Gregory Strahan, deceased—a bill for the relief of Thomas Collins—a bill concerning the invalid pensioners—a bill authorizing certain persons to be placed on the pension list of Revolutionary Pensions—a bill for the relief of Thos. Dougherty—a bill for the relief of Samuel Chesnut—removing restrictions on the sale of lands of non residents, lying in the Territories of the United States—a bill for the relief of Francis King, assignee of William King—a bill to provide for the settlement of the accounts of James W. Lent, jr. deceased.

The House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole on the bill for the relief of the legal representatives of John P. Coxe, and after some debate, struck out the enacting clause, and reported the bill to the House. The House concurred in the amendment, and consequently the bill was rejected. And then the House adjourned.